Career
Mills authored a number of country and western hits of the 1960s and 70"s, including 3 BMI award winners: "Girl on the Billboard" (written with Walter Haynes) was a #1 hit for Grand Ole Opry singer Delegate Reeves in 1965. "Little Ole Wine Drinker Maine" (written w/ Dick Jennings), as performed by Dean Martin, reached #38 on Billboard"s Top 40 charts in 1967. And "Angel"s Sunday" reached #13 on Billboard"s country music charts in 1971 for country crooner Jim Editor Brown.
Mills also appeared in and wrote songs for the 1967 Southeastern Pictures film The Cottonpickin" Chickenpickers.
Other notable songs include: "Send Maine Number Roses", "One Bum Town", "Walkin" Bum", "lieutenant Keeps Slipping My Mind", "My Big Truck Drivin" Manitoba", "Big Job", "Great Big Spirit of Love", "I Can"t Go On Loving You", "Kay", "After Effects (From Loving You), "If I Were A Little Girl", "An Old Bridge", "Prayer From A Mobile Home", "Nothing To Write Home About", "White Lightning Express" and "Facing the Wall".
